Abstract: A connector for a flat cable connecting a connection terminal part of a flat cable to an electronic device includes a housing, a terminal, and a lock member. The housing is fixed to the electronic device and is formed with an insertion part into which a flat cable is inserted and a flat cable accommodation space that continues from the insertion part to an inside of the housing. The terminal is aligned and disposed in the housing, is connected to a wiring terminal provided to the electronic device and is contact-connected to the connection terminal part of the flat cable when the flat cable is inserted into the flat cable accommodation space. The lock member is put on a backside of a surface of the housing facing the electronic device and is formed with a pair of flat cable holding parts engageable with locking holes.

Abstract: A mounting structure includes a printed wiring board, a connector housing mounted on the printed wiring board, and a plurality of terminals retained by the connector housing. Tail surfaces of the plurality of terminals are respectively positioned opposite upper surfaces of a plurality of conductor patterns laid on the printed wiring board, and tails of the plurality of terminals are respectively soldered to the plurality of conductor patterns. The connector housing has a side surface provided with a plurality of grooves formed by partitions, and the tails of the plurality of terminals are respectively placed in the plurality of grooves, and a clearance is formed between a side surface of each tail of the plurality of terminals and a corresponding one of the partitions.

Abstract: A connecting structure includes a flat circuit body, a slider that is attached to a vicinity of a distal end portion of the flat circuit body, and a connector which includes a slider containing portion and a terminal arrangement portion. When the slider is connected to the slider containing portion, conductors of the flat circuit body are electrically connected to the connection terminals of the terminal arrangement portion. The slider has a narrow width end portion whose width at the distal end is smaller than width of the flat circuit body so that side edges of the distal end of the flat circuit body are projected from the narrow width end portion. The slider containing portion has a positioning face which contacts with one of the side edges of the distal end of the flat circuit body.

Abstract: A connector includes a flat shaped flexible wiring and a slider having a terminal insert part and an attaching face. A terminal formed in the flat shaped flexible wiring is connected to a mating terminal of a mating connector at the terminal insert part. The terminal insert part includes a stepped part and a plurality of protruding parts which are respectively extended rearward from the stepped part so that face positions of upper faces of the protruding part are flush with a face position of the lower face of the front end part of the terminal insert part. The end part of the flat shaped flexible wiring is arranged in a surrounding part surrounded by the attaching face, the upper faces and the stepped part.

Abstract: A waterproof connector includes a flat cable having an insulating sheath part in which a conductive wire is coated with an insulating film, a terminal connected to the conductive wire, and a connector housing fitted to a mating connector so as to connect the terminal to a mating terminal of the mating connector. The connector housing includes a mold part which is integrally formed with an end part in an extending direction of the flat cable and which covers a connecting part of the conductive wire and the terminal. The insulating sheath part has a pair of cut-out parts. The pair of cut-put parts are formed at positions which are covered with the connector housing and located at side end parts of the insulating sheath part opposed to each other in a transverse direction of the insulating sheath part.

Abstract: A flat cable waterproofing connector includes a flat cable having an insulating covering part where conductor wires are covered with an insulating film, terminals bonded to the conductor wires, and a connector housing engaged with a mating connector so that the terminals are connected to terminals of the mating connector. The flat cable waterproofing connector further includes a resin mold part integrally molded on an end part in a longitudinal direction of the flat cable so as to cover a bonding part between the conductor wires and the terminals, and the resin mold part has a waterproofing mold part for covering the bonding part, and a holding mold part for covering the flat cable at a deeper side in the longitudinal direction of the flat cable than the waterproofing mold part.

Abstract: A flat circuit connector includes a first connector which is resin molded at an end part of a flat circuit body and a second connector including a terminal. The first connector includes a block part made of resin and a flange part. The flange part is integrally formed at a rear side in a direction in which the block part is fitted. A projecting wall is provided on a surface of the flange part which is parallel to a main surface of the flat circuit body. The second connector includes a first peripheral wall with which the block part is fitted, and a second peripheral wall which is integrally formed at the rear side of the first peripheral wall. The second peripheral wall is formed with a cut part in which the projecting wall is fitted.

Abstract: Sealing performance between a sealing member and a reinforcing plate adhered to a wiring unit is prevent from being deteriorated. An FPC 1 is integrated with a sealing member 2, and a cover 3 is attached to a front end portion. On upper and lower surfaces of the FPC 1, reinforcing plates 12 each having a shape of a rectangular flat plate are arranged and adhered in an opposing manner interposing the FPC 1. The sealing member 2 is formed of elastic material such as rubber, and is fixedly attached to the FPC 1 such that the sealing member 2 covers the reinforcing plates 12 adhered to the upper and lower surfaces of the FPC 1 together with the FPC 1 located along front edges and rear edges of the reinforcing plates 12.

Abstract: This connector comprises: a connector housing (11), on one side of which is formed a flat cable terminal-section insertion section (13) wherein a flat cable terminal-section (26) is inserted, and on the other side of which is formed an interlocking hood section (15) wherein a mating connector (5) in an electric wire terminal connected to a flat cable (2) interlocks; and a relay terminal (3) which is accommodated inside the connector housing (11), connects with a terminal fitting (7) in an electrical wire terminal, one end of which is connected to the flat cable terminal-section (26) and the other end of which is accommodated in the mating connector (5), and connects the flat cable (2) and electrical wire (6). A sealant accommodating section (17), wherein a sealant (9) which is attached to the flat cable terminal-section (26) is accommodated, is provided in the flat cable terminal-section insertion section (13).

Abstract: The present invention provides a connector for planar cables, which can reliably electrically connect a planar cable conductor and a mating terminal. The connector (1) for planar cables comprises: a planar cable (3) provided with a plurality of conductors; a connector housing (5) with an insertion port (31) where the planar cable (3) is inserted disposed on one side; and a fork-shaped mating terminal (7) that is inserted from the thickness direction of the planar cable (3) and electrically connected to a conductor.

Abstract: An optical fiber reel storing a plurality of optical fibers having an annular frame; a first reel portion provided around an radially outer peripheral surface of the annular frame and receiving at least one of the plurality of optical fibers wound up around the radially outer peripheral surface; and, a second reel portion provided radially inside the annular frame and housing at least one of the plurality of optical fiber therein.

Abstract: An optical fiber reel storing a plurality of optical fibers having an annular frame; a first reel portion provided around an radially outer peripheral surface of the annular frame and receiving at least one of the plurality of optical fibers wound up around the radially outer peripheral surface; and, a second reel portion provided radially inside the annular frame and housing at least one of the plurality of optical fiber therein.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a motor-driven power steering system of a motor vehicle includes a steering angular information detecting means (16) for detecting steering angular information of a steering mechanism (3), a controller (10) for controlling a motor current on the basis of the steering angular information and magnitude and direction of a steering torque, an electric motor (7) operatively coupled to the steering mechanism (3) for generating a steering assist torque (Ta) corresponding to the motor current, the assist torque being applied to a steering wheel, a motor-rotational information detecting means (101) for detecting rotational information of the electric motor (7), and an abnormality decision means (17) designed to make decision that the steering angular information detecting means (16; 15) is abnormal when a difference between the steering angular information and the motor rotational information is not smaller than a reference value preset for comparison of both the information.

Abstract: Disclosed is a power steering system which involves no dedicated equipment, no increase in cost, and no such hardware operation for correction as the mounting of an adjusting resistor. The power steering system includes an external device which outputs an arbitrary torque signal in an error measurement mode, and an electric power steering control device which detects the torque signal, computes the differential between the detected torque value and a reference torque value, stores the differential as a torque correction value, and, in the actual control mode, uses the detected torque value after correcting it by the torque correction value, whereby it is possible to perform reading error correction on a software basis and to expedite and automate the correction.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a motor-driven power steering system of a motor vehicle includes a steering angular information detecting means (16) for detecting steering angular information of a steering mechanism (3), a controller (10) for controlling a motor current on the basis of the steering angular information and magnitude and direction of a steering torque, an electric motor (7) operatively coupled to the steering mechanism (3) for generating a steering assist torque (Ta) corresponding to the motor current, the assist torque being applied to a steering wheel, a motor-rotational information detecting means (101) for detecting rotational information of the electric motor (7), and an abnormality decision means (17) designed to make decision that the steering angular information detecting means (16; 15) is abnormal when a difference between the steering angular information and the motor rotational information is not smaller than a reference value preset for comparison of both the information.

Abstract: Disclosed is a power steering system which involves no dedicated equipment, no increase in cost, and no such hardware operation for correction as the mounting of an adjusting resistor. The power steering system includes an external device which outputs an arbitrary torque signal in an error measurement mode, and an electric power steering control device which detects the torque signal, computes the differential between the detected torque value and a reference torque value, stores the differential as a torque correction value, and, in the actual control mode, uses the detected torque value after correcting it by the torque correction value, whereby it is possible to perform reading error correction on a software basis and to expedite and automate the correction.

Abstract: An optical module including a substrate, an optical waveguide formed on the substrate, and an optical element mounted on the substrate so as to be optically coupled to an end of the optical waveguide, for performing conversion between light and electricity. The optical module further includes a transparent resin for covering at least an optical coupling portion between the optical waveguide and the optical element, and a thermoplastic resin for covering only the optical element and its periphery including the transparent resin to seal the optical element.

Abstract: An optical module including a plurality of leads, a substrate having a first groove and a plurality of conductor patterns electrically connected to the leads, a ferrule having a center hole in which an optical fiber is inserted and fixed, the ferrule being mounted in the first groove of the substrate so that one end of the ferrule projects from an end surface of the substrate, and an optical element mounted on the substrate for making conversion between light and electricity. The optical module further includes a transparent first resin for covering at least the optical element and the other end of the ferrule, and a second resin for enclosing all of the leads, the substrate, the ferrule, the optical element, and the first resin except the one end of the ferrule and a part of each of the leads.

Abstract: An optical module including a lead frame having a plurality of leads, a substrate mounted on the lead frame and having a plurality of conductive patterns, an optical element mounted on the substrate for making conversion between light and electricity, a sleeve placed on the substrate and having a front end adjacent to the optical element, and a first resin for encapsulating the optical element. The first resin has transparency to the light related to the optical element. The first resin is formed with a convex portion closing the front end of the sleeve. The conductive patterns of the substrate are connected through wires to the leads of the lead frame, respectively. The optical module further includes a molded second resin for enclosing all of the substrate, the optical element, the sleeve, the first resin, the wires, and the lead frame except a part of the sleeve and a part of each of the leads.

Abstract: To provide a molding apparatus and a molding process which enable a primary product molded in a primary mold to be held in a secondary mold stably, so that the primary product may not be displaced by a synthetic resin material injected into the secondary mold. If a synthetic resin material is injected into a primary mold cavity 173 in a primary mold 85 into which molding protrusions 187 project, there is molded a primary product 340 having engaging holes 191 formed on its surface. Protrusions 227 projecting into a secondary mold cavity 225 in a secondary mold 87 are engaged in the engaging holes 191 of the primary product 340 to secure it in the secondary mold cavity 225, and a synthetic resin material is injected into the secondary mold cavity 225 to mold a secondary product 361 having through holes made by the engaging protrusions 227 formed on its surface through which the engaging protrusions 227 are removable.